Smyrna Middle School

Smyrna Middle School is a middle school of substantial scale in Smyrna, Tennessee, overseen by Rutherford County, caters to 899 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 554 students per school, that is 62% larger than typical.

Within Rutherford County, which oversees 53 schools and 52,127 students, Smyrna Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Smyrna Middle School logs that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 27% White, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Rutherford County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $85,470 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Smyrna Middle School is one of 69 public schools in Rutherford County (combined enrollment of about 61,904 students).

Nearest neighbor: Smyrna Primary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Smyrna Middle School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Smyrna Middle School has changed only slightly, going from 892 students in 2018 to 899 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 35% to 49% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.